⤷ Title: Advent of Cyber 2025 Day 17 | TryHackMe | CyberChef - Hoperation Save McSkidy | WriteUp
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𐀪 Author: Axoloth
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:22:37 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #tryhackme_writeup #tryhackme_walkthrough #tryhackme #cybersecurity #cyberchef
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𐀪 Author: Axoloth
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:22:37 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #tryhackme_writeup #tryhackme_walkthrough #tryhackme #cybersecurity #cyberchef
Medium
Advent of Cyber 2025 Day 17 | TryHackMe | CyberChef - Hoperation Save McSkidy | WriteUp
The story continues, and the elves mount a rescue and will try to breach the Quantum Fortress’s defenses and free McSkidy
⤷ Title: Advent of Cyber 2025 | Day 17: CyberChef — Hoperation Save McSkidy
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𐀪 Author: labbrattyrat
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:58:33 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #writeup #advent_of_cyber_2025 #tryhackme
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𐀪 Author: labbrattyrat
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:58:33 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #writeup #advent_of_cyber_2025 #tryhackme
Medium
Advent of Cyber 2025 | Day 17: CyberChef — Hoperation Save McSkidy
Messy write ups cause I never did one before but I just wanted to put this here cause I was FRUSTRATED with how stupid I am doing the…
⤷ Title: Can an $18-an-hour AI agent out-hack a six-figure cybersecurity pro?
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𐀪 Author: Mrigank Gupta
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:48:44 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #artificial_intelligence #machine_learning #cybersecurity #ethical_hacking #ai_agent
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𐀪 Author: Mrigank Gupta
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:48:44 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #artificial_intelligence #machine_learning #cybersecurity #ethical_hacking #ai_agent
Medium
Can an $18-an-hour AI agent out-hack a six-figure cybersecurity pro?
In In December 2025, Stanford researchers ran a “Man vs. Machine” contest to see whether autonomous AI agents could outperform…
⤷ Title: What Is API Security and Why Should Everyday People Care?
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𐀪 Author: Sharon Nicole Dube
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:49:05 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api_security #api_security_testing #api_services
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𐀪 Author: Sharon Nicole Dube
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:49:05 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api_security #api_security_testing #api_services
Medium
What Is API Security and Why Should Everyday People Care?
I've been hit with a sharper awareness of API security more than ever. Not in a dramatic way, but in a practical, everyday sense. APIs…
⤷ Title: Reset Password Token Leakage to Third-Party Analytics Leading to Account Takeover
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𐀪 Author: Mohamed_Farghly
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:56:22 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #bug_bounty #web_app_pentesting #red_team #penetration_testing #cybersecurity
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𐀪 Author: Mohamed_Farghly
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:56:22 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #bug_bounty #web_app_pentesting #red_team #penetration_testing #cybersecurity
Medium
Reset Password Token Leakage to Third-Party Analytics Leading to Account Takeover
A real bug bounty case showing how a password reset token was leaked to a third-party analytics service, leading to account takeover
⤷ Title: The Trap of Trust — Security Strategies for the Era of Account Takeover
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𐀪 Author: David SEHYEON Baek
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:48:04 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #cybersecurity #hacking #fraud #cybercrime #cyberattack
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𐀪 Author: David SEHYEON Baek
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:48:04 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #cybersecurity #hacking #fraud #cybercrime #cyberattack
Medium
The Trap of Trust — Security Strategies for the Era of Account Takeover
Several weeks ago, I was commissioned by a major financial consortium to advise on a recent security breach. The organization operated…
⤷ Title: HackTheBox Challenge Writeup: ReactOOPS
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𐀪 Author: Rahaliashraf
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:28:41 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #ctf #cybersecurity #hackthebox #hacking #ctf_writeup
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𐀪 Author: Rahaliashraf
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:28:41 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #ctf #cybersecurity #hackthebox #hacking #ctf_writeup
Medium
HackTheBox Challenge Writeup: ReactOOPS
🎯 Challenge Information
⤷ Title: The Myth of the “Brilliant Hacker”
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𐀪 Author: Abba Abdullahi Wakili
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:51:05 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #hacking
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𐀪 Author: Abba Abdullahi Wakili
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:51:05 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #hacking
Medium
The Myth of the “Brilliant Hacker”
People often think hacking is extremely difficult. In reality, a lot of hacking — especially against poorly maintained websites — is very…
⤷ Title: Understanding Broken Authentication: What It Is, How
It Happens, and How to Prevent It
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𐀪 Author: Stella Obatoye
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:19:22 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api_security #authentication #api #hacking #duolingo
It Happens, and How to Prevent It
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𐀪 Author: Stella Obatoye
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:19:22 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api_security #authentication #api #hacking #duolingo
Medium
Understanding Broken Authentication: What It Is, How
It Happens, and How to Prevent It
It Happens, and How to Prevent It
What is Broken Authentication?
⤷ Title: HTB WEB FUZZING
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𐀪 Author: Darshil Ashvinbhai Thummar
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:06:09 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #htb #hacking #htb_academy #hackthebox_writeup
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𐀪 Author: Darshil Ashvinbhai Thummar
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:06:09 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #htb #hacking #htb_academy #hackthebox_writeup
Medium
HTB WEB FUZZING
Summary
⤷ Title: I Scored 100% on OSCP After 6 Months of Hell (Here’s Everything I Learned)
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𐀪 Author: Abdullah Javeed
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:31:48 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #ethical_hacking #oscp #programming #cybersecurity #penetration_testing
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𐀪 Author: Abdullah Javeed
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:31:48 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #ethical_hacking #oscp #programming #cybersecurity #penetration_testing
Medium
I Scored 100% on OSCP After 6 Months of Hell (Here’s Everything I Learned)
A complete breakdown of my strategy, lab methodology, and the mindset shift required to conquer the PWK-200
⤷ Title: Pentest to CVE Research
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𐀪 Author: Edward Amarh
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:02:54 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #cve #penetration_testing #offensive_security #open_source #red_team
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𐀪 Author: Edward Amarh
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:02:54 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #cve #penetration_testing #offensive_security #open_source #red_team
Medium
Pentest to CVE Research
Overview
⤷ Title: Getting Started with Burp Suite for API Security Testing
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𐀪 Author: Joyatee Datta
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:01:18 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #penetration_testing #cybersecurity #api_security_testing #burpsuite #api_security
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𐀪 Author: Joyatee Datta
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:01:18 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #penetration_testing #cybersecurity #api_security_testing #burpsuite #api_security
Medium
Getting Started with Burp Suite for API Security Testing
As I began exploring API security, one thing quickly became clear: APIs now power nearly 83% of all internet traffic, quietly driving…
⤷ Title: Advent of Cyber 25' Day 5 — Santa’s Little IDOR
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𐀪 Author: Steven Estill Jr
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:52:12 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #tryhackme #idor_vulnerability #tryhackme_writeup #idor #advent_of_cyber_2025
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𐀪 Author: Steven Estill Jr
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:52:12 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #tryhackme #idor_vulnerability #tryhackme_writeup #idor #advent_of_cyber_2025
Medium
Advent of Cyber 25' Day 5 — Santa’s Little IDOR
Essentially, this is saying that a web app, will have a database. The database holds the information for the web app. So for example, if…
⤷ Title: Understanding Broken Object Level Authorisation (BOLA)
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𐀪 Author: Sharon Nicole Dube
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:15:43 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api_security_testing #owasp_top_10 #api #tryhackme #api1
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𐀪 Author: Sharon Nicole Dube
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:15:43 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api_security_testing #owasp_top_10 #api #tryhackme #api1
Medium
Understanding Broken Object Level Authorisation (BOLA)
OWASP publishes the API Security Top 10 list, which highlights the most critical API vulnerabilities. In the latest edition, Broken Object…
⤷ Title: Advent of Cyber 2025 - Day 17: CyberChef - Hoperation Save McSkidy
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𐀪 Author: Akshat Patel
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:27:12 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #advent_of_cyber_2025 #tryhackme_walkthrough #tryhackme #password_management #passwords
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𐀪 Author: Akshat Patel
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:27:12 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #advent_of_cyber_2025 #tryhackme_walkthrough #tryhackme #password_management #passwords
Medium
Advent of Cyber 2025 - Day 17: CyberChef & Hoperation Save McSkidy
I’ve always thought CyberChef had one of the coolest nicknames in security: the Cyber Swiss Army Knife. Day 17 of Advent of Cyber 2025…
⤷ Title: API Keys, Tokens, and Secrets: How They Leak and How Developers Can Avoid It
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𐀪 Author: Anishamudani
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:38:20 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api_token #api_security #config_json #token_mismanagement
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𐀪 Author: Anishamudani
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:38:20 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api_token #api_security #config_json #token_mismanagement
Medium
API Keys, Tokens, and Secrets: How They Leak and How Developers Can Avoid It
Welcome back to NINI’S SIMPLE GUIDE TO API SECURITY.
⤷ Title: How I Performed Basic API Security Tests Using
Postman (Beginner Edition)
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𐀪 Author: Stella Obatoye
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:37:05 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api_security_testing #postman #authentication #api_pentesting #api_security
Postman (Beginner Edition)
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𐀪 Author: Stella Obatoye
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:37:05 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #api_security_testing #postman #authentication #api_pentesting #api_security
Medium
How I Performed Basic API Security Tests Using
Postman (Beginner Edition)
Postman (Beginner Edition)
In this article, I’ll be trying some security checks on the Vulnerable Application in Postman.
⤷ Title: Sharing my SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery) blog
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𐀪 Author: Priyesh Pahade
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:53:49 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #ssrf_bug #ssrf #web_application_security #ssrf_attack #ssrf_vulnerability
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𐀪 Author: Priyesh Pahade
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:53:49 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #ssrf_bug #ssrf #web_application_security #ssrf_attack #ssrf_vulnerability
Medium
🚀 Sharing my SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery) blog
I’ve been working on understanding SSRF deeply — not just finding it, but understanding why it’s dangerous, how it leads to real impact…
⤷ Title: The Cybersecurity Side of AI Crypto Bots: What Users Need to Know
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𐀪 Author: Owais Sultan
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:19:27 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cryptocurrency #AI #Artificial Intelligence #Crypto #Cryptocurency #Cybersecurity #Technology
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𐀪 Author: Owais Sultan
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:19:27 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cryptocurrency #AI #Artificial Intelligence #Crypto #Cryptocurency #Cybersecurity #Technology
Hackread
The Cybersecurity Side of AI Crypto Bots: What Users Need to Know
Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter (X), Mastodon and Facebook at @Hackread
⤷ Title: Business Logic Bugs That Paid Big: How “Working as Intended” Broke Million-Dollar Systems
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𐀪 Author: Krish_cyber
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:40:56 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #cybersecurity #bug_bounty_writeup #bug_bounty #osint #cybersecurity_writeups
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𐀪 Author: Krish_cyber
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ⴵ Time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:40:56 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #cybersecurity #bug_bounty_writeup #bug_bounty #osint #cybersecurity_writeups
Medium
Business Logic Bugs That Paid Big: How “Working as Intended” Broke Million-Dollar Systems 🧠💰
After years in bug bounty, here’s something most beginners don’t realize: